iPhone 4S: best, cheapest UK deals

by Steven Williamson on 10 October 2011, 14:09

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iPhone tarifs by provider

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The cheapest contract we can find is with O2, who is offering the iPhone 4S at £15.50 a month with a 24-month contract, 500 free texts and 100 mins, but users are charged if they want a data bolt-on (up to £10 a month). You'll also have to fork out either £299.99 (16GB), £399.99 (32GB) or £519.99 (64GB) if you don't take out a contract worth over £41 a month. Existing O2 customers can get the phone free with the £36-a-month package.

O2 Deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24-month contract

£15.50 – 100 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, £299 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£21.00 – 200 UK Minutes , Unlimited UK texts, £249.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£26.00 – 300 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, £169.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£31.00 – 600 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, £99.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£36.00 – 900 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, £49.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£41.00 – 1200 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, iPhone 4S free
£57.00 – Unlimited UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, iPhone 4S free

Note - O2 offers data bolt-ons for Internet usuage. The current charges per month are: £3.00 for 100MB, £6 for 500MB and £10 for unlimited.

For the full list of tariffs and further details check out the O2 website.

Vodaphone deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24-month contract

£26.00 – 100 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 250MB internet, £359.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£31.00 – 300 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 500MB internet, £259.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£36.00 – 600 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 500MB internet, £159.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£41.00 – 900 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, £59.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£46.00 – 1200 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, free iPhone 4S
£62.00 – 3000 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 1GB internet, free iPhone 4S

Vodaphone also has a range of other tariffs available. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the Vodaphone website.

T-Mobile deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24 month-contract

£25.54 – 100 UK Minutes, 100 UK texts, 500MB internet, £239.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£30.64 – 300 UK Minutes, 300 UK texts, 500MB internet, £169.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£35.75 – 600 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 500MB internet, £99.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£40.85 – 900 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 500MB internet, £29.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£45.96 – 1200 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 750MB internet, free iPhone 4S
£61.27 – Unlimited UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 1GB internet, free iPhone 4S

T-Mobile also has a range of other tariffs available. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the T-Mobile website.

Orange deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24-month contract

£20.00 – 50 UK Minutes, 50 UK texts, 100MB internet, £309.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£25.00 – 100 UK Minutes, 125 UK texts, 250MB internet, £239.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£31.00 – 200 UK Minutes, 200 UK texts, 500MB internet, £169.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£36.00 – 600 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 500MB internet, £99.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£41.00 – 900 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, £29.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£46.00 – 1200 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, free iPhone 4S
£51.00 – Unlimited UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 1GB internet, free payment for iPhone 4S
£61.00 – Unlimited UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 2GB internet, free payment for iPhone 4S

Orange also has a range of iPhone extra plans. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the Orange website.

Three deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24-month contract

£30.00 – 300 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, 500MB internet, £129.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£35.00 – 500 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, 1GB internet, £49.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£35.00 – 2000 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, All-you-can-eat internet, £99.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£40.00 – 2000 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, All-you-can-eat internet, £49.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£43.00 – 900 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, All-you-can-eat internet, free iPhone 4S
£61.27 – 900 UK Minutes, 5000 UK texts, 1GB internet, free iPhone 4S

Three also has a range of other tariffs available. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the T-Mobile website.

The iPhone 4S goes on general sale on October 14th. The deals stated above are for the entry-level model and 24-month contracts only. Please check the service providers official site for details of full tariffs.

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Posted by Merson - Mon 10 Oct 2011 16:14
Three's £35.00 “One plan” deal wipes the floor with every other operator. I'm amazed at how much more they can offer compared to the same price point of others. Impressed with GiffGaff as well for the SIM only crowd.
Posted by miniyazz - Mon 10 Oct 2011 16:50
Merson
Three's £35.00 “One plan” deal wipes the floor with every other operator. I'm amazed at how much more they can offer compared to the same price point of others.

This. Even disregarding the massively improved internet allowance, at £35/month they offer far more minutes/texts - or other networks only offer comparable minutes/texts for much more per month - so unless you're one of the few people who will use upwards of 5,000 texts/month, and especially with *unlimited* internet included, it's a no-brainer.

Note - O2 offers data bolt-ons for Internet usuage. The current charges per month are: £3.00 for 100MB, £6 for 500MB and £10 for unlimited.

Not quite, it's £10 for 1GB. Slight difference :p

This makes little sense:
T-Mobile deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24 month-contract

£25.54 – 100 UK Minutes, 100 UK texts, 500MB internet, £239.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£30.64 – 300 UK Minutes, 300 UK texts, 500MB internet, £169.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£35.75 – 600 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 500MB internet, £99.00 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£40.85 – 900 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 500MB internet, £29.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£45.96 – 1200 UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 750MB internet, free iPhone 4S
£61.27 – Unlimited UK Minutes, 500 UK texts, 1GB internet, free iPhone 4S

Orange deals for entry-level model (16GB) – 24-month contract

£20.00 – 50 UK Minutes, 50 UK texts, 100MB internet, £309.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£25.00 – 100 UK Minutes, 125 UK texts, 250MB internet, £239.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£31.00 – 200 UK Minutes, 200 UK texts, 500MB internet, £169.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£36.00 – 600 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 500MB internet, £99.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£41.00 – 900 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, £29.99 one-off payment for iPhone 4S
£46.00 – 1200 UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 750MB internet, free iPhone 4S
£51.00 – Unlimited UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 1GB internet, free payment for iPhone 4S
£61.00 – Unlimited UK Minutes, Unlimited UK texts, 2GB internet, free payment for iPhone 4S

Is anyone able to explain to me why anyone would buy T-Mobile's £61.27 package when Orange's £51 package offers more or the same all round? And they will be using the same network seamlessly from next week or something?
Orange seems to normally be better value than T-mobile on these tariffs.
Posted by Roobubba - Mon 10 Oct 2011 17:15
Dear God are people paying that? Samsung Galaxy S2, 15 quid a month, more minutes than I'll ever use, unlimited texts and 1GB data, free phone. Better than the iPhone, and about 1/3-1/4 of the cost. It's a no-brainer!
Posted by Output - Mon 10 Oct 2011 17:17
I have no interest in getting an iPhone anyway as I think they are ridiculously expensive, but a 24-month contract is way too long to commit to in my opinion. Plus won't another iPhone be launched next year too?

Three also has a range of other tariffs available. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the T-Mobile website.

That should say Three.
Posted by miniyazz - Mon 10 Oct 2011 19:54
Mattitude
I have no interest in getting an iPhone anyway as I think they are ridiculously expensive, but a 24-month contract is way too long to commit to in my opinion. Plus won't another iPhone be launched next year too?

Three also has a range of other tariffs available. In-depth tariffs can be viewed at the T-Mobile website.

That should say Three.

Technically, that statement is still correct - it's just T-mobile's indepth tariffs there, not Three's ;)

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